释义 |
primarize, v. rare—1.|ˈpraɪməraɪz| [f. primary a. + -ize.] trans. To make primary; in quot. to convert into primary (crystalline) rocks.
1834–5J. Phillips in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 555/1 Have many repetitions of igneous action primarized, to use Mr. Conybeare's remarkable expression, strata of all ages, secondary and tertiary, which happened to be the lowest at the points of action? |